Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 287.079
Payment for Health Care Services

(a)

The district without charge shall supply to a patient residing in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient’s support cannot pay.

(b)

Not later than the first day of each operating year, the district shall adopt an application procedure to determine eligibility for assistance that complies with Section 61.053 (Application Procedure).

(c)

The administrator of the district may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1)

a patient residing in the district and admitted to a district facility; and

(2)

a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient’s support.

(d)

The board may adopt a sliding-fee scale for health care services provided to a patient who can pay for some, but not all, of the care and treatment provided by the district.

(e)

A county that created and contracted with the district may credit a district expenditure for the care and treatment of an eligible county resident to the same extent and in the same manner the county would be able to claim the expenditure under Chapter 61 (Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act) if the county made the expenditure.

(f)

The board shall adopt rules regarding the collection of money that is owed to the district for health care services provided to a patient who is determined to be able to pay for all or any part of the services from a patient, a patient’s estate, or a relative who is legally responsible for the patient’s support.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1293, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 287.079 — Payment for Health Care Services, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­287.­htm#287.­079 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

287.001
Definitions 287.002
District Authorization 287.021
Creation by Concurrent Orders 287.022
Contract Terms 287.023
Purpose and Duties 287.024
Funding 287.041
Board of Directors 287.042
Qualifications for Office 287.043
Bond 287.044
Board Vacancy 287.045
Officers 287.046
Officers’ Terms 287.047
Compensation 287.048
Voting Requirement 287.049
Administrator and Additional Staff 287.050
Appointments to Staff 287.051
Technicians, Nurses, and Other District Employees 287.052
General Duties of Administrator 287.053
Retirement Benefits 287.071
Responsibility of Governmental Entity 287.072
District Responsibilities 287.073
Management, Control, and Administration 287.074
District Rules 287.075
Methods and Procedures 287.076
Health Care Property, Facilities, and Equipment 287.077
Construction Contracts 287.078
District Contracts and Collaborations 287.079
Payment for Health Care Services 287.080
Reimbursement for Services 287.081
Service Contracts 287.082
Gifts and Endowments 287.083
Authority to Sue and Be Sued 287.101
Dissolution 287.102
Transfer of Assets After Dissolution 287.103
Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution 287.104
Accounting 287.121
Fiscal Year 287.122
Annual Audit 287.123
District Audit and Records 287.124
Annual Budget 287.125
Notice 287.126
Amending Budget 287.127
Limitation of Expenditures 287.128
Sworn Statement 287.129
Spending and Investment Limitations 287.130
Depository 287.131
Ad Valorem Taxation 287.141
General Obligation Bonds 287.142
Revenue Bonds 287.143
Refunding Bonds 287.144
Interest and Maturity 287.145
Execution of Bonds 287.146
Approval and Registration of Bonds 287.147
Bonds as Investments 287.148
Bonds as Security for Deposits 287.149
Tax Status of Bonds
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 287.079’s source at texas​.gov